Rebecca Jane BrewerAge: 88 years1877–1966
- Name
- Rebecca Jane Brewer
- Given names
- Rebecca Jane
- Surname
- Brewer
- Married name
- Rebecca Jane Burgess
 Birth | September 14, 1877 33 31 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 3 months)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Birth of a brother | Eli Brewer April 17, 1880 (Age 2 years) |
 Census | June 10, 1880 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John Benton Brewer September 1, 1882 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Ann “Betsie” Selby September 20, 1886 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Gertrude “Gertie” Brewer June 6, 1890 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a brother | Jesse Crocket Brewer 1890 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Zanie Frances Brewer September 17, 1892 (Age 15 years) |
 Marriage | Jesse Thomas “Tom” Burgess — View this family about 1895 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Urious Ira Burgess May 28, 1896 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a sister | Eliza Emeline “Emma” Brewer December 17, 1896 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 20 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Census | June 21, 1900 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a husband | Jesse Thomas “Tom” Burgess November 1, 1902 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a brother | Eli Brewer February 11, 1905 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | James Monroe Webb Sr. July 10, 1905 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 38 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a son | Urious Ira Burgess September 5, 1918 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 39 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 40 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Death of a father | Rev. William Benjamin Brewer July 31, 1920 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 52 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a sister | Flora Ellen Brewer February 14, 1934 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a mother | Rebecca Jane Webb March 23, 1936 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 64 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a brother | John Benton Brewer May 5, 1951 (Age 73 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 72 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a brother | William Loyd Brewer January 30, 1960 (Age 82 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Ann Brewer September 19, 1964 (Age 87 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 68 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | May 23, 1966 (Age 88 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Rev. William Benjamin Brewer Birth: January 19, 1844 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 31, 1920 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Rebecca Jane Webb Birth: October 10, 1845 24 22 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: March 23, 1936 — Eastland, White, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: estimated 1865 — |
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23 months elder sister |
Sarah Ann Brewer Birth: November 17, 1866 22 21 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: September 19, 1964 — Fairborn, Greene, Ohio, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Flora Ellen Brewer Birth: March 10, 1869 25 23 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: February 14, 1934 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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22 months elder brother |
Jesse Crocket Brewer Birth: about 1870 25 24 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: 1890 — Norwood, Wright, Missouri, United States |
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4 years elder sister |
Eliza Emeline “Emma” Brewer Birth: October 9, 1873 29 27 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: December 17, 1896 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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23 months elder brother |
William Loyd Brewer Birth: September 7, 1875 31 29 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: January 30, 1960 — Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years herself |
Rebecca Jane Brewer Birth: September 14, 1877 33 31 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: May 23, 1966 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Eli Brewer Birth: April 17, 1880 36 34 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: February 11, 1905 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
John Benton Brewer Birth: September 1, 1882 38 36 — Winesap, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: May 5, 1951 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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8 years younger sister |
Gertrude “Gertie” Brewer Birth: June 6, 1890 46 44 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: February 4, 1980 — Kissimmee, Osceola, Florida, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Zanie Frances Brewer Birth: September 17, 1892 48 46 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: June 23, 1973 — Belle, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States |
| Mother’s family with Thomas Hall |
| step-father |
Thomas Hall Birth: about 1843 — Tennessee, United States Death: 1864 |
| mother |
Rebecca Jane Webb Birth: October 10, 1845 24 22 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: March 23, 1936 — Eastland, White, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1863 — |
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3 years half-brother |
James Thomas Hall Birth: about 1865 22 19 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: |
| Family with Jesse Thomas “Tom” Burgess |
| husband |
Jesse Thomas “Tom” Burgess Birth: March 6, 1873 Death: November 1, 1902 — O'Connor, White, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Rebecca Jane Brewer Birth: September 14, 1877 33 31 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: May 23, 1966 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1895 — |
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17 months son |
Urious Ira Burgess Birth: May 28, 1896 23 18 — Winesap, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: September 5, 1918 — Bregnes, France |
Rebecca Jane Brewer has 36 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (36)
Parents William Mitchell Webb + Martha Ann Hyder
Parents Lloyd Walker Webb + Mary Tennesse Orme
Parents George Washington Webb + Nancy Jane Lee
Parents Jesse Brown Webb + Sarah Jane Hale
Parents Jesse Brown Webb + Emma Jane Burgess
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Rev. William Benjamin Brewer - Household
Cumberland, Tennessee
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Rev. William Benjamin Brewer - Household
Cumberland, Tennessee
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| Note | Tom Burgess, of O'Connor, White County, was shot down at his home Monday night. Someone went to the home of Burgess, called him out and without speaking a word emptied a load of buckshot in his breast. The party is unknown and no cause whatever is assigned |